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foreign policy? we get some answers. >> brown: then, two military stories. we get the latest on defense secretary leon panetta's decision to lift the ban on women serving in combat. >> ifill: and we explore the pros and cons of drone warfare and examine the technology behind it-- the subject of tonight's edition of "nova." >> our mind tries to put it in terms of robot or human? but the reality is a mix. >> brown: we close with politics and a look at the way forward for the republican party, tatdends he nn'iodebt houseten limit for three months. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour."n' >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: secretary of state hillary clinton testified for the first time today about last september's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. her testimony befor
foreign policy? we get some answers. >> brown: then, two military stories. we get the latest on defense secretary leon panetta's decision to lift the ban on women serving in combat. >> ifill: and we explore the pros and cons of drone warfare and examine the technology behind it-- the subject of tonight's edition of "nova." >> our mind tries to put it in terms of robot or human? but the reality is a mix. >> brown: we close with politics and a look at the way...
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policy. the attack on the u.s. consulate we're joined by former u.s. diplomat nicholas burns who served in republican and democratic administrations, he's now with the kennedy school of government and harvard university. and danielle pletka, vice president for foreign and defense studies at the american enterprise institute. with you and start with benghazi. was there more light shed today. where do things stand in terms of understanding what happened and the response to it? >> well, jeffrey, i thought it was a commanding performance by secretary clinton. she was well informed. she was a master of the detail, and all the-- and she took responsibility, which was the right thing to do. she said that she will implement all the 29 recommendations of the accountability review board. now, i think the republicans there obviously had a right-- and i think they had an obligation to ask tough questions because this was a disaster for the american foreign service to lose four people in one day, includin
policy. the attack on the u.s. consulate we're joined by former u.s. diplomat nicholas burns who served in republican and democratic administrations, he's now with the kennedy school of government and harvard university. and danielle pletka, vice president for foreign and defense studies at the american enterprise institute. with you and start with benghazi. was there more light shed today. where do things stand in terms of understanding what happened and the response to it? >> well,...
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foreign policy. well the clinton legacy is pretty much i think the legacy of american wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion a set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which have been essentially preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan. it is exactly this controversial use of drones to target terrorist
foreign policy. well the clinton legacy is pretty much i think the legacy of american wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion a set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now...
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foreign policy, as confirmation hearings begin for secretary of state nominee john kerry, two former national security advisers stephen hadley and zbigniew brzezinski weigh in. >> brown: paul solman looks at china's fast growing economy and asks, is it headed for a crash? >> wages are rising for the burgeoning middle class, but for hardscrabble factory workers: mounting protests against unlivable wages and working conditions. >> ifill: and vice president joe biden hangs out with hari sreenivasan on google plus to talk about gun violence. >> make your voices heard. this town listens when people rise up and speak. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour."
foreign policy, as confirmation hearings begin for secretary of state nominee john kerry, two former national security advisers stephen hadley and zbigniew brzezinski weigh in. >> brown: paul solman looks at china's fast growing economy and asks, is it headed for a crash? >> wages are rising for the burgeoning middle class, but for hardscrabble factory workers: mounting protests against unlivable wages and working conditions. >> ifill: and vice president joe biden hangs out...
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policy is going to lead to more terrorist atrocities and those who. are who perhaps are responding more to the kind of mainstream media and the government government narrative that believe that every terrorist or every tendril terrorist on the entire planet can be can be neutralized through this so-called war on terror i wonder what next about him is the most noted threatening to unleash as they put it hell on france rhetoric all reality do you think. well as we've seen with the seven seven bombings for instance in london the these bombings the videos made by the bombers before the the atrocities took place . stipulated and specifically the invasions of iraq afghanistan and what have you as reasons for these terrorist attacks. for them. all france has actually increased its internal security just before the invasion of mali as well so we know that they're also expound on some kind of alert in terms of the likelihood of a terrorist attack the crisis in mali is but escalating since it began a year ago the government asked france to step in then is paris
policy is going to lead to more terrorist atrocities and those who. are who perhaps are responding more to the kind of mainstream media and the government government narrative that believe that every terrorist or every tendril terrorist on the entire planet can be can be neutralized through this so-called war on terror i wonder what next about him is the most noted threatening to unleash as they put it hell on france rhetoric all reality do you think. well as we've seen with the seven seven...
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the destabilization we see right now is a direct result of the nato policies that brought about the situation there with the overthrow could off be and they also have to take europe has to take responsibility as well as america for the spread of any islamic extremism into the neighboring countries there are rumors that were floating around recently that acts could off the chemical weapons were being shipped over to syria and were going to be used to blame assad. the counterterrorism effort by the u.s. is under the microscope the u.n. an inquiry into the legality of using drones worldwide investigation comes amid rising concern that the flurry of what's dubbed terrorist strikes has done little to protect civilians rights activists suggest that in pakistan alone every quarter by cia drone attacks all innocent bystanders start to chicken it reports. what we have going on as a group of top notch international law specialist spearheaded by the un special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism launching this investigation into the drone attacks carried out by the united states in
the destabilization we see right now is a direct result of the nato policies that brought about the situation there with the overthrow could off be and they also have to take europe has to take responsibility as well as america for the spread of any islamic extremism into the neighboring countries there are rumors that were floating around recently that acts could off the chemical weapons were being shipped over to syria and were going to be used to blame assad. the counterterrorism effort by...
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what is the foreign policy? >> here is the policy from three feet. oil is $95 a barrel right now. if it went to $150, $200, you would have more than stagnation, worldwide depression period. the wi we live, it would drop precipitously. so maybe goal one is secure the energy supply. there are forces acting against that. a lot of people believe energy isn't important. but today it's not only important, but critical to the standard of living. therefore it must be protected period. >> i would say the number one goal is to make sure that these terrorists to not have a haven in no man's land. at least heavily support the french. others who go after them. once established they are a threat to every country in north africa and middle east. europe and us. >> bret: last word. >> no, i agree with that. >> bret: wow! that was the last word. next up, the story symp talking about and we'll talk about it here. breaking news tonight about the college football star. and his fake girlfriend. o as yos customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we
what is the foreign policy? >> here is the policy from three feet. oil is $95 a barrel right now. if it went to $150, $200, you would have more than stagnation, worldwide depression period. the wi we live, it would drop precipitously. so maybe goal one is secure the energy supply. there are forces acting against that. a lot of people believe energy isn't important. but today it's not only important, but critical to the standard of living. therefore it must be protected period. >> i...
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let me say that i think the administration has lots to be proud of on the foreign policy front. i strongly disagree with charles krauthammer. i think it is major in the united states. i think when you think about what happened in egypt and libya and when you think about the effort the united states has made to get out of iraq to get out of afghanistan in such a way as to allow american troops to come home and allow us to reorient our efforts in such a way as to use the drones and again that's highly problematic many people think the drones are at the wrong set. the drones have been effective in terms of going after al qaeda's leadership. they have pioneered their use and effectiveness. >> the vacuum of leadership is creating some of these countries saying america is not going to be there for me. algeria what we just witnessed there like all of the countries that somehow these al qaeda groups are emboldened. >> i don't know how they would be emboldened. america has been effected in ousting moammar khaddafy. he is not on this earth. bin laden is not on the earth. there is a need f
let me say that i think the administration has lots to be proud of on the foreign policy front. i strongly disagree with charles krauthammer. i think it is major in the united states. i think when you think about what happened in egypt and libya and when you think about the effort the united states has made to get out of iraq to get out of afghanistan in such a way as to allow american troops to come home and allow us to reorient our efforts in such a way as to use the drones and again that's...
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foreign policy as well because that has dominated everything else the united states has done abroad so i think really the most important part of her legacy was to be an empowering factor in the war in afghanistan so will john kerry continue with that legacy will we see a change in direction. oh absolutely i think we can expect that john kerry will. perforce will wilma must follow in the footsteps of hillary clinton in this regard that he will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which has a good century preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of t
foreign policy as well because that has dominated everything else the united states has done abroad so i think really the most important part of her legacy was to be an empowering factor in the war in afghanistan so will john kerry continue with that legacy will we see a change in direction. oh absolutely i think we can expect that john kerry will. perforce will wilma must follow in the footsteps of hillary clinton in this regard that he will not be able to fundamentally change the course of...
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the destabilization we see right now is a direct result of the nato policies that brought about the situation there with the overthrow of could off the and they also have to take europe has to take responsibility as well as america for the spread of any islamic extremism into the neighboring countries there are rumors that were floating around recently that x. could off the chemical weapons were being shipped over to syria and were going to be used to blame assad. and there are some international news in brief police of open foreign sunni protesters in fallujah sixty kilometers north of the iraqi capital leaving five dead and shootings have bushy's came out friday prayers is the most violent incident in iraq since sunnis started protesting against the government in december last year. six people have died in a mudslide in a gold mining community in southern naked or at least eighteen others have been injured in the incident triggered by several days of heavy rain the slides of engulfed homes and blocked roads the area that can only be reached by helicopter. rational makers apos the
the destabilization we see right now is a direct result of the nato policies that brought about the situation there with the overthrow of could off the and they also have to take europe has to take responsibility as well as america for the spread of any islamic extremism into the neighboring countries there are rumors that were floating around recently that x. could off the chemical weapons were being shipped over to syria and were going to be used to blame assad. and there are some...
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ambassador the obama administration had libya checked as a foreign policy success what's happening in the region now of course looks anything but success we actually heard that in hillary clinton's testimony as she talked about the spread of extremism and the spread of weapons in the region and the new opening in the war on terror benghazi did not happen in a vacuum the arab revolutions have scrambled power dynamics and shattered security forces across the region instability in mali has created an expanding safe haven for terrorists who look to extend their influence and plot further attacks of the kind we saw just last week in algeria hillary clinton also spoke about how the u.s. needs to help the governments in the region to deal with their security to build their institutions and all of this in the context of this expanding war on terror so to anyone who expected a smaller u.s. footprint in the region that's probably not going to happen from what we heard today if anything one could expect a big.
ambassador the obama administration had libya checked as a foreign policy success what's happening in the region now of course looks anything but success we actually heard that in hillary clinton's testimony as she talked about the spread of extremism and the spread of weapons in the region and the new opening in the war on terror benghazi did not happen in a vacuum the arab revolutions have scrambled power dynamics and shattered security forces across the region instability in mali has created...
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foreign policy so you need all of us here present is to prevent the core he's expanding your region lambaste from russia or china to iran to northern africa and the rest of africa that could leave the united states as a houseman are just. so according to him the u.s. is fearful of china's increasing economic presence in africa in the figures seem to back up that argument china has increased its investment in africa exponentially over the last decade and they are catching america fast despite the u.s. investing over one hundred billion dollars over the last two years mali it can't be denied does have significant geopolitical importance. we have more of dave's and expert analysis of the crisis in north africa on our website for you r t dot com. well prime minister david cameron of is using the developing hostage crisis in algeria to delay his announcement on britain's future role within the e.u. that's according to the leader of the u.k. independence party nigel ferrars this after the pm was forced to cancel friday's speech on the issue or to sarah further caught up with the u.k.i.p. leader to
foreign policy so you need all of us here present is to prevent the core he's expanding your region lambaste from russia or china to iran to northern africa and the rest of africa that could leave the united states as a houseman are just. so according to him the u.s. is fearful of china's increasing economic presence in africa in the figures seem to back up that argument china has increased its investment in africa exponentially over the last decade and they are catching america fast despite...
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policy issues to keep up with the number of very quiet under the radar interventions going on in north africa and if i could just maybe take it out to a medal level for a second you know i did a story a few months ago about this very issue when i saw that mali was coming on the radar and that general ham who is the general of africa was started talking about the possibilities of a sort of an intervention in mali and i dug a little deeper and you know there's been some good reporting but not a lot of mainstreet our reporting on you know we're involved united states is involved in about fifty four countries on the continent of africa right now and that includes boots on the ground training. outposts drone bases. joint training exercises all throughout africa that you know most people don't even realize so we're getting involved in training one side against the other in places like uganda chad mauritania the congo south africa. and it goes on and on and we are it's inevitable that the united states is going to be choosing sides funding people that maybe six months to six years down the ro
policy issues to keep up with the number of very quiet under the radar interventions going on in north africa and if i could just maybe take it out to a medal level for a second you know i did a story a few months ago about this very issue when i saw that mali was coming on the radar and that general ham who is the general of africa was started talking about the possibilities of a sort of an intervention in mali and i dug a little deeper and you know there's been some good reporting but not a...
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moreover, more than ever, foreign policy is economic policy. the world is competing for resources in global markets. every day that goes by where america is uncertain about engaging in that arena or unwilling to put our best foot forward and win, unwilling to demonstrate our resolve to lead is a day in which we weaken our nation itself. my plea is that we can summon across party lines, without partisan diversions and economic patriotism which recognizes that americans' strength and prospects abroad depend on american strengths and results at home. it's hard to tell the leadership of a number of countries that they have to deal with the i.m.f., balance their budget, create economic order where there is none if we don't provide it for ourselves. it's also imperative that in implementing president obama's vision for the world as he ends more than decade of war that we join together to augment our message to the world. president obama and every one of us here knows that american foreign policy is not defined by drones and deployments alone. we cann
moreover, more than ever, foreign policy is economic policy. the world is competing for resources in global markets. every day that goes by where america is uncertain about engaging in that arena or unwilling to put our best foot forward and win, unwilling to demonstrate our resolve to lead is a day in which we weaken our nation itself. my plea is that we can summon across party lines, without partisan diversions and economic patriotism which recognizes that americans' strength and prospects...
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foreign policy so you meet all of us here residents is to prevent the core he's expanding your region lambaste from russia or china to iran to northern africa and the rest of africa that could leave the united states has been so simple so according to him the u.s. is fearful of china's increasing economic presence in africa in the figures seem to back up that argument china has increased its investment in africa exponentially over the last decade and they are catching america fast despite the u.s. investing over one hundred billion dollars over the last two years molly it can't be denied does have significant geo political importance we've got more updates an expert analysis of the crisis in north africa on our website r.t. dot com. download the official cation yourself choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television or it just doesn't matter how would your mobile device if you could watch your t.v. anytime anywhere. prime minister david cameron is using the developing hostage crisis in algeria to delay his announcement on britain's fut
foreign policy so you meet all of us here residents is to prevent the core he's expanding your region lambaste from russia or china to iran to northern africa and the rest of africa that could leave the united states has been so simple so according to him the u.s. is fearful of china's increasing economic presence in africa in the figures seem to back up that argument china has increased its investment in africa exponentially over the last decade and they are catching america fast despite the...
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not a lot of talk about foreign policy. there has been talk about rebalanci after two long wars, focusing on rebuilding the united states. is there, stephen hadley starting with you -- i don't know, do you fear that we might pull back from the-- disengage too much? >> i think we already have. i think you see hit in the middle east. there's a phrase "a decade of war is coming to an end." if you look at what's happening in the middle east it's not true. what's coming to an end is our involvement from a military standpoint in the middle east. if we're not going to be involved militarily in the middle st we still have interest there. and so the challenge is how are we going to protect those interests and advance those interests in a different way. i think that's one of the real challenges for this next team. >> brown: what do you think? >> i would agree, i would agree with what steve said. in terms of the middle east, however, i would say this. we'll have one more chance. i believe that. one more chance to make an effort to bre
not a lot of talk about foreign policy. there has been talk about rebalanci after two long wars, focusing on rebuilding the united states. is there, stephen hadley starting with you -- i don't know, do you fear that we might pull back from the-- disengage too much? >> i think we already have. i think you see hit in the middle east. there's a phrase "a decade of war is coming to an end." if you look at what's happening in the middle east it's not true. what's coming to an end is...
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not a lot of talk about foreign policy. there has been talk about rebalancing after two long wars focusing on rebuilding the united states. is there stephen hadley starting with you -- i don't know, do you fear that we might pull back from the-- disengage too much? >> i think we already have. i think you see hit in the middle east. there's a phrase "a decade of war is coming to an end." if you look at what's happening in the middle east it's not true. what's coming to an end is our involvement from a military standpoint in the middle east. if we're not going to be involved militarily in the middle east we still have interest there. and so the challenge is how are we going to protect those interests and advance those interests in a different way. i think that's one of the real challenges for this next team. >> brown: what do you think? >> i would agree, i would agree with what steve said. in terms of the middle east however, i would say this. we'll have one more chance. i believe that. one more chance to make an effort to br
not a lot of talk about foreign policy. there has been talk about rebalancing after two long wars focusing on rebuilding the united states. is there stephen hadley starting with you -- i don't know, do you fear that we might pull back from the-- disengage too much? >> i think we already have. i think you see hit in the middle east. there's a phrase "a decade of war is coming to an end." if you look at what's happening in the middle east it's not true. what's coming to an end is...
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foreign policy? is africacom a guys to allow the into africa? is it really did get a presence on the continent? the state department of usa la st fiscal year spent between eight or $9 billion in africa. the department of defense spent a little more than $500 million. that is the dollar comparison in terms of what the level of the effort is. overwhelmingly, the u.s. government support in african countries. today category of healthcare, education, and agriculture. security is a very minor part, but an important part, but a very minor part. i think that is probably as it should be. the defense strategic guidance that i referred to in my opening comment tells me that in africa, we are to seek a light footprint and innovative approaches and low costs approaches to achieving the united states security objective. we have one base in africa. we have about 2000 people. it supports not only u.s. africa command, but u.s. central command and the transportation command as well. that is our residence on the continent. -- that is our presence on the continent.
foreign policy? is africacom a guys to allow the into africa? is it really did get a presence on the continent? the state department of usa la st fiscal year spent between eight or $9 billion in africa. the department of defense spent a little more than $500 million. that is the dollar comparison in terms of what the level of the effort is. overwhelmingly, the u.s. government support in african countries. today category of healthcare, education, and agriculture. security is a very minor part,...
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policy will point in the year ahead great program coming up that after this break. well to british. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy live. for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into a report.
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policy moreover the new parliament can still be dismissed at any moment by a royal decree of which has cost some jordanians to say that the new reforms are simply too little and too late now the opposition groups also claim that the new parliament is illegitimate because of the country's new election law which they say is tilted towards favoring candidates from rural tribal organizations that are largely seen as being supportive of the monarchy in fact of the one hundred fifty seats in the new parliament only twenty seven went to national candidates of which the muslim brotherhood is the strongest most powerful and most popular political party they will continue to dismiss the results as illegitimate and are likely to try to ferment more street protests to boycott to continue their boycott of the new poll now at the end of the day jordan stability may not be dissolved by politics and may in fact depend on the economic situation jordan faces high levels of unemployment and has twenty two billion dollars of national debt now jordan's new parliament will have to push through even more bit
policy moreover the new parliament can still be dismissed at any moment by a royal decree of which has cost some jordanians to say that the new reforms are simply too little and too late now the opposition groups also claim that the new parliament is illegitimate because of the country's new election law which they say is tilted towards favoring candidates from rural tribal organizations that are largely seen as being supportive of the monarchy in fact of the one hundred fifty seats in the new...
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also richard haas is currently president of the council on foreign relations and was a special assistant to george h.w. bush during the administration of george w. bush served as director of policy and planning and richard haas said it's time to rethink sovereignty. he argues sovereignty is not only becoming weaker in reality, but needs to become weaker. states should want to weaken sovereignty in order to protect themselves. those are some of the ideas. before proceeding i want to make one thing absolutely clear. i'm not talking against international law or relations nitrite clear between trains nationalism and globalism. there's nothing wrong with having international, the two nations. the united states as a nato treaty with western europe, defend ourselves, and international treaty. there's plenty of trade treaties. same thing. i am criticizing the book supranational or transnational, think of the transcontinental railway, something across nation. so the term transnational is used and that's distinguished from international. those are some of the ideas you could stick in the refit lit
also richard haas is currently president of the council on foreign relations and was a special assistant to george h.w. bush during the administration of george w. bush served as director of policy and planning and richard haas said it's time to rethink sovereignty. he argues sovereignty is not only becoming weaker in reality, but needs to become weaker. states should want to weaken sovereignty in order to protect themselves. those are some of the ideas. before proceeding i want to make one...
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max boot on foreign-policy. bradley shear worker rights in the workplace. >> as secretary i have no greater priority responsibility. as i have said many times, i take responsibility. nobody is more committed to getting this right. i am determined to be the state department -- to leave the state department safer and more secure. it meant moving quickly to respond to the immediate crisis, but also to further protect our people in high threat areas across the region and the world. host: we will get your reaction this morning to hillary clinton's testimony yesterday. we do expect misses clinton on capitol hill again today as john kerry has his hearing to replace her. for the first 45 minutes, we will get your reaction to the testimony. what's being written and on television. this is your chance to weigh in on what happened yesterday. democ here is the front page of "the washington times." the headline says "tears and rage on benghazi." we begin with an exchange between the secretary and senator ron johnson. [video c
max boot on foreign-policy. bradley shear worker rights in the workplace. >> as secretary i have no greater priority responsibility. as i have said many times, i take responsibility. nobody is more committed to getting this right. i am determined to be the state department -- to leave the state department safer and more secure. it meant moving quickly to respond to the immediate crisis, but also to further protect our people in high threat areas across the region and the world. host: we...
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i just want to go back and said foreign policy. we don't have the luxury if we want to compete in the global economy we must compete. i agree with senator corker. maybe we should have been up for an economic position but will you utilize the state to try to get the president to work with us to solve the issue because this is a matter of prioritizing spending and i don't think we can continue to tax the american economy. we need economic growth but it's about prioritizing spending. i have conservative beliefs foreign aid can be useful, but we have to get our spending out of control. we utilize the position to encourage the president to work with us in good faith to solve the debt and deficit issue >> i spent six months i guess it was or five months as a member of the super committee. and i put an enormous amount of energy and hope that we would be able to get the bigger bargain. i'm not here to go through the details of why we didn't, that there was a very hard line monitor negotiating position that prevented us from being able to c
i just want to go back and said foreign policy. we don't have the luxury if we want to compete in the global economy we must compete. i agree with senator corker. maybe we should have been up for an economic position but will you utilize the state to try to get the president to work with us to solve the issue because this is a matter of prioritizing spending and i don't think we can continue to tax the american economy. we need economic growth but it's about prioritizing spending. i have...
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use of foreign policy more than ever is economic policy. i just want to say i have been deeply encouraged to your response to senator rubio's questions. africa is a continent that holds the enormous confidence and were sadly our foreign service is under represented in our opportunity to advocate for american business and of values and needs and deserves more attention. i chaired two hearings and i am about to come out with a report from the subcommittee. how do you see us successfully competing with china, which has a rapidly growing footprint across africa in both economic opportunities and our different values agenda? what difference does that make going forward? >> i want to begin by thanking you. i say to all the members of the committee, one of the pleasures of having been chairman of the committee is watching individual senators kind of pick their targets and go after them. senator isaacson is not on the committee anymore, but they were a terrific team with respect to africa. i know senator mccain just an important trip. he was a in c
use of foreign policy more than ever is economic policy. i just want to say i have been deeply encouraged to your response to senator rubio's questions. africa is a continent that holds the enormous confidence and were sadly our foreign service is under represented in our opportunity to advocate for american business and of values and needs and deserves more attention. i chaired two hearings and i am about to come out with a report from the subcommittee. how do you see us successfully competing...
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conducted its foreign policy around the world. he then proceeded to double down on some of the greatest successes of the bush administration. if you look at the use of the state secrets privilege or the with the obama administration expanded the drone wars, powered special operations forces from jsoc to join special operations command to operate in countries where the united states is not at war, if you look at the way the obama administration essentially boxed congress out of any effective oversight role of the covert aspect of u.s. foreign policy, what we really have is a president who has normalized for many, net -- many liberals, the policies they once opposed under the bush and ministration. this has been a war presidency. yesterday as president obama talked about how we don't need a state of perpetual war, multiple u.s. drone strikes in yemen, a country we are not at war with, where the u.s. has killed a tremendous number of civilians. to make, most disturbing about this is john brennan, who really was the architect of this
conducted its foreign policy around the world. he then proceeded to double down on some of the greatest successes of the bush administration. if you look at the use of the state secrets privilege or the with the obama administration expanded the drone wars, powered special operations forces from jsoc to join special operations command to operate in countries where the united states is not at war, if you look at the way the obama administration essentially boxed congress out of any effective...